Doctoral Programme in Health Sciences from the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

The Doctoral Degree in Health Sciences brings together the knowledge and experience of research professors from the Departments of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Bioengineering and Basic Sciences. The programme aims to train researchers in the field of health with an interprofessional and multidisciplinary vision, with the capacity to generate new knowledge and propose solutions to the current health challenges facing our society.
The aim is that doctoral students, in addition to the specific research in their research topic, learn from the diverse and complementary perspectives of other disciplines. The programme is also interrelated with other programmes at the University and offers the possibility of studying the influence of education, communication, economics and urban planning on health.
The programme benefits from all the facilities available on the Sant Cugat Campus (biomedical research laboratories, microscopy, cell cultures, dental materials, simulation, bioengineering, etc.) as well as the University Dental Clinic facilities, physiotherapy rooms, university hospitals and associated centres where all the medical, surgical and central services specialities are located.
Doctoral candidates will acquire the knowledge and skills to apply scientific method to medical research, and will be able to analyse and propose solutions to health challenges. In addition, they will have the capacity to train future researchers in the field of healthcare.